Check Out the Best 'Decked' House in Land O' Lakes

You voted and this house was the top local vote-getter in our Deck the House contest.

Who has the best “decked” house in Land O' Lakes?  According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, this home submitted by Nicholas-Shante Shavers does! We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. We loved showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. We will choose 24 finalists from all our entries across the country. From Dec. 18- Dec. 27, vote for your …

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Win $500 For Decking Your House

Enter Patch’s Deck the House contest and you could win cash for you and a cool $100k for local schools.

Win $100,000 for Pasco Schools, $500 for You

The winner of Patch's national Deck the House contest will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district.

Enter Patch's 'Deck the House' Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page any time between Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. The direct link to the contest page is http://deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/landolakes. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from those, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to …

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Photos: The Best Holiday Lights in Florida

The votes are in, and seven Florida homes were named town winners in Patch's Deck The House contest.

We asked, and Patch readers answered: Seven Florida homes have been honored as town winners in Patch's Deck The House holiday lights contest. The winning entries came from Patch readers in Seminole Heights, Temple Terrace, Carrollwood, Bradenton, Dunedin, Gulfport and Palm Harbor. (See photos of the winning homes above.) Of those seven homes, John Banacki's home in Palm Harbor has been chosen as one of 24 national finalists in the contest. The Banackis have won $500 toward their December electric bill, and they're in the running for the national grand prize, a $100,000 donation from Patch to the public school district where the winner lives. You can vote for the Banackis and Pinellas County Schools, and see the other 23 winning light …

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